Journal-box and lid.



J. F. GORVIN. JOURNAL BOX AND LID. APPLICATION FILED 001225, 1912.

1,106,628. I Patented Aug. 11,1914.

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JAMES FRANK CORVIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO MGCORD ANDCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

JOURNAL-BOX AND LID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FRANK GORVIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Journal-Boxes and Lids;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the.art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to journal boxes such as employed on railway cars,and has for its object to make the opening of the lid impossible ordifficult without the use of a certain special tool.

Generally stated, the invention consists of the novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

As is well known, journal box lids, as employed on railway cars arecustomarily pro vided with spring closed lids which may be quite easilyopened either by the use of the hands or by the use of almost anyordinary tool. As a result of the ease with which the lids of journalboxes can be opened, there has been a very large number of bearingbrasses removed and stolen and a large amount of waste dope has beenremoved and used to build fires or to lubricate other vehicles. Theseare nuisances with which railroads have to constantly contend and whichresult annually in heavy money loss.

My invention provides a lid which cannot be opened by hand or by anyordinary tool and which requires for its opening a spe ciallyconstructed tool. Such a tool will not be in the possession of personswho are liable to commit the above depredations.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View with someparts broken away, showing a lid and journal box designed in accordancewith my invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in perspective showing aportion of the journal box; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in frontelevation with some parts broken away, showing portions of the journalbox and lid; Fig. 4 is a detail in section on the line a m on Fig. 3;Fig. 5 is a detail in section on the line 00 a? on Fig. 3; and Figs. 6and 7 are detail views,

respectively, in side elevation and plan, showing a special tool by theuse of which the lid may be readily opened.

In the drawing, I have illustrated my invention incorporated in ajournal box and lid of the general type disclosed and claimed in thereissue patentto A. C. McCord, 11,716, of February 7th, 1899, and in thepatent to W. G. Dunham, 803,155, of date, October 31, 1905.

The journal box is indicated by the numeral 1 and the lid is indicatedby the numeral 2, the said lid being pivotally con nected to the saidjournal box at 3. The lid 2 is arranged to be closed by a spring, notshown. The journal box 1 has an approximately rectangular lid engagingsur face 4 on the lower part of which is a depending lug 5 having anarrow notch 6. At its lower free edge, the lid 2 is provided with adepending centrally located lip 7 which covers the lug 5 and spans thenotch 6 there of. The lid 2 is provided with beveled edges 2 which donot project beyond the lid engaging surface 4 of the box, and the edgesof the lip 7 are likewise beveled and do not project beyond the lug 5.This makes it impossible to get a hold on the lid with any device ortool, at any point except within the narrow notch 6 of the lug 5.However, immediately overlying this notch 6, the lip 7 of the lid 2 maybe easily engaged by the narrow hook-like point 8 of a special tool 9,such as that shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Preferably, there is areinforcement 7 on the lid lip 7 immediately in line with and over theslot 6 of the lug 5, or otherwise stated, this portion 7 is the onlypart of the edge of the lid which is not beveled. Inasmuch as the edgeof the lid does not project beyond the bearing face provided therefor onthe box, it cannot be pried up by a tool nor lifted by a finger hold andas its edge is beveled, a purchase hold, sufiicient to lift the same,cannot be obtained by the use of a hook or any other tool. Nevertheless,by the use of a proper specially constructed tool, capable of beinginserted into the slot 6, the lid can be very easily raised or opened.

The above arrangement while it reduces to a minimum or practicallyeliminates removal of waste and brasses from journal boxes, adds nothingto the cost of the box and lid structure.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a form of special tool now in general use foropening" lids; which comprises a body 9 having a flattened blade portionterminating in a hooked end 8. The blade of this tool is narrower than"the recess 6 formed between the lugs 5 of the blade seat; or, in otherw01'ds,*fc1'm'ed at one point in the margin of the lid seat.

Hence, the hooked end 8 of this tool may be applied only to that limitedportion of the recess, 0t a lidhinged to said boxand en-' 5 gaging saidseat, the edge of said lid being beveled" and confinedwithin' the outercon tour ofsaid'lid seat'at'all points on its sides and free edge,exceptat one portion where it crcssesthe marginal-recess thereof, andthere exposing a limited portion-adapted t0 1 be engaged by a specialt00l.- r

In-testimonywhereof I affix my signatni'e in presence 01": twowitnesses.

JAMES FRANK" convm. 1

Witnesses: G. J Q COPEILAND;

C. -W. RUDOLPH.

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